Openspec Bulk Archive Change

Archive multiple completed changes in a single operation.

This skill allows you to batch-archive changes, handling spec conflicts intelligently by checking the codebase to determine what's actually implemented.

Input: None required (prompts for selection)

Steps

1. Get active changes

Run openspec list --json to get all active changes.

If no active changes exist, inform user and stop.

1. Prompt for change selection

Use AskUserQuestion tool with multi-select to let user choose changes:

• Show each change with its schema
• Include an option for "All changes"
• Allow any number of selections (1+ works, 2+ is the typical use case)

IMPORTANT: Do NOT auto-select. Always let the user choose.

1. Batch validation - gather status for all selected changes

For each selected change, collect:

a. Artifact status - Run openspec status --change "" --json

• Parse schemaName and artifacts list
• Note which artifacts are done vs other states

b. Task completion - Read openspec/changes//tasks.md

• Count - [ ] (incomplete) vs - [x] (complete)
• If no tasks file exists, note as "No tasks"

c. Delta specs - Check openspec/changes//specs/ directory

• List which capability specs exist
• For each, extract requirement names (lines matching ### Requirement: )

1. Detect spec conflicts

Build a map of capability -> [changes that touch it]:

``` auth -> [change-a, change-b] [change-c] sync that one's specs

• If both implemented -> apply in chronological order (older first, newer overwrites)
• If neither implemented -> skip spec sync, warn user

d. Record resolution for each conflict:

• Which change's specs to apply
• In what order (if both)
• Rationale (what was found in codebase)

1. Show consolidated status table

Display a table summarizing all changes:

`` | Change | Artifacts | Tasks | Specs | Conflicts | Status | |---------------------|-----------|-------|---------|-----------|--------| | schema-management | Done | 5/5 | 2 delta | None | Ready | | project-config | Done | 3/3 | 1 delta | None | Ready | | add-oauth | Done | 4/4 | 1 delta | auth (!) | Ready* | | add-verify-skill | 1 left | 2/5 | None | None | Warn | ``

For conflicts, show the resolution: ```

• Conflict resolution:
• auth spec: Will apply add-oauth then add-jwt (both implemented, chronological order)

```

For incomplete changes, show warnings: ``` Warnings:

• add-verify-skill: 1 incomplete artifact, 3 incomplete tasks

```

1. Confirm batch operation

Use AskUserQuestion tool with a single confirmation:

• "Archive N changes?" with options based on status
• Options might include:
• "Archive all N changes"
• "Archive only N ready changes (skip incomplete)"
• "Cancel"

If there are incomplete changes, make clear they'll be archived with warnings.

1. Execute archive for each confirmed change

Process changes in the determined order (respecting conflict resolution):

a. Sync specs if delta specs exist:

• Use the openspec-sync-specs approach (agent-driven intelligent merge)
• For conflicts, apply in resolved order
• Track if sync was done

b. Perform the archive: ``bash mkdir -p openspec/changes/archive mv openspec/changes/ openspec/changes/archive/YYYY-MM-DD- ``

c. Track outcome for each change:

• Success: archived successfully
• Failed: error during archive (record error)
• Skipped: user chose not to archive (if applicable)

1. Display summary

Show final results:

``` ## Bulk Archive Complete

Archived 3 changes:

• schema-management-cli -> archive/2026-01-19-schema-management-cli/
• project-config -> archive/2026-01-19-project-config/
• add-oauth -> archive/2026-01-19-add-oauth/

Skipped 1 change:

• add-verify-skill (user chose not to archive incomplete)

Spec sync summary:

• 4 delta specs synced to main specs
• 1 conflict resolved (auth: applied both in chronological order)

```

If any failures: ``` Failed 1 change:

• some-change: Archive directory already exists

```

Conflict Resolution Examples

Example 1: Only one implemented

Conflict: specs/auth/spec.md touched by [add-oauth, add-jwt]

Checking add-oauth:
- Delta adds "OAuth Provider Integration" requirement
- Searching codebase... found src/auth/oauth.ts implementing OAuth flow

Checking add-jwt:
- Delta adds "JWT Token Handling" requirement
- Searching codebase... no JWT implementation found

Resolution: Only add-oauth is implemented. Will sync add-oauth specs only.

Example 2: Both implemented

Conflict: specs/api/spec.md touched by [add-rest-api, add-graphql]

Checking add-rest-api (created 2026-01-10):
- Delta adds "REST Endpoints" requirement
- Searching codebase... found src/api/rest.ts

Checking add-graphql (created 2026-01-15):
- Delta adds "GraphQL Schema" requirement
- Searching codebase... found src/api/graphql.ts

Resolution: Both implemented. Will apply add-rest-api specs first,
then add-graphql specs (chronological order, newer takes precedence).

Output On Success

## Bulk Archive Complete

Archived N changes:
-  -> archive/YYYY-MM-DD-/
-  -> archive/YYYY-MM-DD-/

Spec sync summary:
- N delta specs synced to main specs
- No conflicts (or: M conflicts resolved)

Output On Partial Success

## Bulk Archive Complete (partial)

Archived N changes:
-  -> archive/YYYY-MM-DD-/

Skipped M changes:
-  (user chose not to archive incomplete)

Failed K changes:
- : Archive directory already exists

Output When No Changes

## No Changes to Archive

No active changes found. Use `/opsx:new` to create a new change.

Guardrails

• Allow any number of changes (1+ is fine, 2+ is the typical use case)
• Always prompt for selection, never auto-select
• Detect spec conflicts early and resolve by checking codebase
• When both changes are implemented, apply specs in chronological order
• Skip spec sync only when implementation is missing (warn user)
• Show clear per-change status before confirming
• Use single confirmation for entire batch
• Track and report all outcomes (success/skip/fail)
• Preserve .openspec.yaml when moving to archive
• Archive directory target uses current date: YYYY-MM-DD-
• If archive target exists, fail that change but continue with others

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: krkruk
• Source: krkruk/openspec-vibe-with-esa-touch
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.